This is a general issue open to all high-quality essays that focus on Asian American Literature in a way that would be useful for our broad readership of both students and teachers. We are especially interested in essays that provide insights into the teaching of various kinds of Asian American literature and culture.

AALDP is an online journal accessible to all readers without any subscription fees or required membership in proprietary databases. However, we are indexed by proprietary databases in our discipline, including MLA and EBSCO. We accept and even encourage full color images as long as the author gains permission to have these images displayed on the web. Authors retain copyright of their own work through a Creative Commons licensing agreement.

For consideration in the 2013 volume, submissions must be in 2012. Please submit online at: